Strong fit
English writing expectations include planning ideas, supporting them
with details and examples, and citing sources where appropriate.
How this handout aligns
The question-building frame and note template support the front end of that process so students
have something worth turning into a report, speech, or argument.
Planning
Evidence
Source use
Useful ahead of report writing, speeches, or issue-based inquiry tasks.
Strong fit
Text-study practices include interpreting evidence, examining context,
and noticing misinformation, disinformation, or missing perspective.
How to teach this well
Do not stop at “find three sources”. Ask what each source can genuinely answer, what it leaves
out, and why one source may be more trustworthy than another.
Source credibility
Context
Critical reading
Especially useful for mixed-quality internet source sets.
Aotearoa lens
Inquiry in Aotearoa needs more than search skill; it also requires
ethical treatment of community voice, local history, and mātauranga Māori.
Why that matters
A mātauranga Māori lens reminds students that some knowledge is
relational, contextual, and not just content to extract. Teach questions, attribution, and
respect together.
Ethical inquiry
Local knowledge
Respectful research
Useful when inquiry touches iwi, hapū, community memory, or local taiao
contexts.